Meaning

2 senses
  1. The capacity of a tablespoon (a table implement).

  2. A tablespoon (a measure of volume).

    столо́вая ло́жкаstolóvaja lóžka

    as much as a tablespoon will hold

Examples

6 sentences
  1. You're going to need two tablespoonsful.

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  2. A teaspoonful is less than a tablespoonful.

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  3. The recipe only called for one tablespoonful of sugar.

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  4. Add 3 tablespoonfuls of flour and half a teaspoonful of salt.

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  5. Sauté half a green pepper in 3 tablespoonfuls of butter for five or six minutes.

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Translations

3 languages
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By meaning 1
the amount contained in a tablespoon:

Origin

From tablespoon + -ful.

From tablespoon + -ful.

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Forms

plural: tablespoonfuls / tablespoonsful

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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